Pesterzsébet, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, currently Budapest - XX. kerület, Hungary — October 9, 1911
Death data:
Róma, Italy — September 5, 2001
Denomination:
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical status:
religious
Diocese / Order:
kapucinus (Ordo Fratrum Minorum Capuccinorum)
Ordination level:
priest
Entry into religious life:
1927
Perpetual vows:
1932
Priestly ordination:
Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary, currently Hungary — June 20, 1935
Place of burial:
a veranói temető közös magyar sírja
Róma, Italy
Other name used:
Kovács
Biographical data
He entered the Capuchin Order in 1927. He took his final vows in 1932. He completed his theological studies at Pázmány Péter University. He was ordained a priest in Budapest by István Zadravecz, OFM, retired military bishop, on June 20, 1935. His superiors sent him to Rome in 1947 to continue his studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University. There he earned a licentiate in theology. He lived in Canada from 1951 to 1964. On March 11, 1958, he received Canadian citizenship. He then lived in France and, until the end of his life, in Italy, where he became a Hungarian chaplain.
Domestic service locations
From
To
Place i
Current name, country i
Church / institution
Position
1936
1939
Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary
Hungary
professor of theology
1939
1947
Tata, Kingdom of Hungary
Hungary
in regular service, religious educator, pastor (including: Mór, Nagyvárad, and Máriabesnyő)
1947
Budatétény, Hungary
pastor
Foreign service locations
From
To
Place
Current name, country
Church / institution
Position
1947
1951
Róma, Italy
pursuing studies
1951
1953
Cacouna Sud, QC, Canada
pursuing studies, pastor
1953
1963
Ottawa, ON, Canada
Hungarian pastor
1963
1964
Montréal, QC, Canada
philosophy teacher
1964
1966
Párizs, France
assistant pastor at the Hungarian parish
1966
1973
Strasbourg, France
The pastor of the Hungarian community in eastern France
1973
1997
Róma, Italy
Hungarian senior pastor
1997
2001
Róma, Italy
retired
Literary activity
Bujdosó regősök. Száműzött magyar költők kisantolgiája, válogatás, Ottawa, 1961.
Kovách Tibor Angelus OFMCap: personal record. In: Historical directory of Hungarian, Hungarian-descended, and Hungarian-speaking clergy serving abroad. Available at: https://www.diaszporalelkipasztorok.hu/persons_v2/view.php?id=579 (accessed: 2026-07-07).
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